Our last blood drive of the year is Thursday, 26 March. Please see Ms Vego or Lt Col Davis for permission forms. Bring photo ID and report to the library at your appointment time.

Help save lives!

SAT Word of the Day

ACT Workkeys Test Date 29 April

Beginning this school year, there will be a statewide administration of the ACT Workkeys in place of the high school exit exam. All 11th graders will take the test on 29 April 2015. Upon completion, testers will receive a National Career Readiness Certificate. This industry-recognized credential certifies essential skills needed for workplace success. Students may earn certificates up to the Platinum level, indicating they demonstrate preparedness for 90% of the jobs in South Carolina.

Students can practice for the Workkeys with sample questions at the jump here...

WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system developed by ACT, a national non-profit testing company. It is used across the nation to help individuals, educators, and employers identify the skills needed to be successful on the job and to determine where additional training can help develop a higher caliber workforce. It measures the "real world" skills employers believe are critical to job success. The system is designed to match prospective employees to jobs and careers. WorkKeys will measure your skills and compare them to the requirements of the jobs that you want.

The WorkKeys assessments present workplace situations, reading materials, problems and messages for the employee to respond to and/or resolve. Each assessment is constructed with a number of levels, with each successive level more complex than the previous.

Bi Lo Educational Rewards

School Code to register 54610

Our Student Performance

Great job, again Cougars!
No Child Left Behind federal grades were released this week and EHS scored an 8% improvement over 2013 and over 30% improvement over 2012. The school meets state expectations.

Thanks to our faith-based community (Islam Shrine Temple in partnership with the Joe Nathan Foundation) for their continued support of Edisto High School. Member Patrick Thompson, assisted by Larry Johnson and several others from the Shrine Temple, donated 60 pairs of shoes to the school for distribution to students in need. The Edisto High family thanks you for the wonderful gesture!

ACT scores up

The state of South Carolina released the 2014 ACT scores 20 August and Edisto High made the state list of schools with statistically significant gains in average ACT scores this past year. Our students raised their average composite score from 2013 by over 10 percent.

“South Carolina students are to be commended for their performance on the 2014 ACT test,” said Dr. Mick Zais, State Superintendent of Education. “These are positive results that we can build on for the future,” concluded Zais.

Way to go, Cougars!

Yearbooks are on sale!

Yearbooks are on sale! $50.00. Deposits of $10.00 or more are accepted. Please see Mrs. Townsend-Smith to purchase a yearbook.

Video AFJROTC Summer Camp at Citadel June 2014

End of Course Test Pass Rates Trending up!

Our end-of-course test pass rates were up over 12% this year - another remarkable improvement. This is a cumulative pass rate improvement for US History, English I, Algebra I, and Biology. Our Algebra results alone were up almost 30% with an overall 79% pass rate.

Congratulations students, teachers, and parents - we are on the right track.